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New York Mets traded Frank Lary to the Chicago White Sox for Jimmie Schaffer on July 8, 1965.

New York Mets released John Cangelosi on July 8, 1994.

Los Angeles Angels claimed Jacob Rhame of the New York Mets on waivers on July 8, 2020.

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The Powerhouse by Jimmy Powers
New York Daily News, March 18, 1962
A profile of Joan Payson as the Mets prepare for their inaugural season.
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Randomly selected Met Player

Sammy Drake
Born: October 7, 1934
at Little Rock, Ark.
Died: January 27, 2010 at Los Angeles, Cal.
Drake
Years with Mets: 1962

25 games. 0 hr, 7 rbi, 0.192
2 runs, 0 stolen bases


Mets vs. Chicago Cubs
1975 Game Results
04/19 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Seaver (L, 1-2)
04/20 Mets 8, Cubs 6 Matlack (W, 1-1)
04/20 Mets 4, Cubs 3 Tate (W, 1-0)
04/29 Mets 9, Cubs 1 Seaver (W, 3-2)
04/30 Cubs 7, Mets 4 Matlack (L, 2-2)
05/01 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Tate (L, 1-1)
06/30 Mets 5, Cubs 1 Stone (W, 2-1)
07/01 Cubs 5, Mets 4 Baldwin (L, 1-3)
07/02 Mets 7, Cubs 2 Matlack (W, 10-5)
07/03 Mets 4, Cubs 0 Koosman (W, 7-6)
07/25 Mets 6, Cubs 3 Tate (W, 4-8)
07/26 Mets 9, Cubs 8 Hall (W, 3-2)
07/27 Cubs 4, Mets 2 Koosman (L, 9-8)
07/27 Mets 4, Cubs 1 Webb (W, 3-3)
09/17 Cubs 5, Mets 2 Swan (L, 1-3)
09/18 Mets 7, Cubs 5 Sanders (W, 1-1)
09/23 Mets 8, Cubs 6 Apodaca (W, 3-3)
09/24 Cubs 1, Mets 0 Lockwood (L, 1-3)
1975 totals: 11 wins, 7 losses



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